Linde (LIN) Net Cash Flow (2017 - 2026)

Linde's (LIN) quarterly Net Cash Flow came in at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026, down 375.25% year-on-year from $404.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 301.81% quarter-over-quarter from $551.0 million in Q4 2025.

Linde (LIN) Net Cash Flow (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Linde has disclosed Net Cash Flow across 10 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.1 billion, down 375.25% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.4 billion (down 348.88% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $75.0 million, down 82.14% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow came in at -$1.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Linde, down from $551.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.6 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of -$1.6 billion in Q2 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $216.0 million (2022), against an average of $76.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow jumped 411.3% in 2025 and tumbled 375.25% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Linde's Net Cash Flow stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then plunged by 55.05% to $721.0 million in 2023, then sank by 124.55% to -$177.0 million in 2024, then surged by 411.3% to $551.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 301.81% to -$1.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$1.1 billion (Q1 2026), $551.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$268.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn -1.11 Bn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 16.20 Mn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn -1.32 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn -73.20 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn -580.00 Mn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn -21.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 86.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn -784.00 Mn
10 Albemarle 18.85 Bn 18.02 Bn 500.97 Mn -526.15 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -1.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 551.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 551.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -268.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -268.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -612.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -612.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 404.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 404.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -177.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -177.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 501.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 501.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -149.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -149.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 245.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 245.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 721.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 721.00 Mn